You might both make one or even two turns, but anything more means you might have a tail.

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However, there is a sting in this tail: in order to sell to the Federal Government you need to have EPEAT certification.

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If you're on top of your game, you start new projects early enough that they'll have strong revenue and momentum by the time your older products tail off.

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